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Training Resources

Salesforce Developer Orgs – These are free versions of the full Developer Edition of Salesforce. That means not only Sales Cloud, but also Service Cloud. You can sign up for as many as you want, and they are a great (and safe) way to learn to code.

Salesforce Trailhead – This is an amazing resource for learning both the Clicks and the Code of Salesforce. The first two trails relate to the Clicks side of Salesforce; while the last focuses on the Code. I highly recommend this as a place to not only hone your Admin skills, but to learn they “how” and the “why” of coding. The coding section covers the basics of Apex (classes, methods and triggers), unit test code coverage and Visualforce. There are some “coming soon” modules that I’m looking forward to trying out, including Visualforce & JavaScript, Apex and web services, mobile development and more.

SFDC99.com– Fantastic website written by the amazing that shows all point-and-click admins that they can become Salesforce developers! Includes tutorials, code challenges, quizzes etc. Great great resource!

Clicks Not Code

Although the focus of this blog is on moving from “Clicks to Code,” that doesn’t mean that we should avoid all click-based administration. Some great advise is that if you can do it with Clicks, then do it! That ensures that you keep on the upgrade path for future Salesforce versions. So I’m a firm believer of “Know thy Clicks,” hence the links below.

Force.com Cookbook – For those who aren’t familiar with programming “cookbooks” they a collection of best practices and code samples (i.e., recipes) on a given topic. The Force.com Cookbook is a particularly good one. I find it helpful to choose a code sample and pick it apart until I understand what it is doing. A great way to learn, and a great resource for not having to “reinvent the wheel.”